{"id":9596,"date":"2025-12-11T16:24:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T21:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/academic\/?p=9596"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:24:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:24:32","slug":"developing-sustainable-future-immersive-engineering-2026-immersive-design-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/academic\/developing-sustainable-future-immersive-engineering-2026-immersive-design-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing a sustainable future through Immersive Engineering: 2026 Immersive Design Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In a world where digital transformation continues to redefine how we design, build and innovate, the connection between physical and virtual worlds has never been more important. Siemens and Sony are inviting higher education students around the world to be part of that transformation through the 2026 Immersive Design Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With a focus on collaborative learning and industry-ready skill development, the challenge empowers students to imagine how they would use Immersive Design to improve the sustainability of a product or process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, students have an exceptional opportunity to power up their challenge entry by enrolling in the newly launched Expedite \u2013 Skills for Competitions microcredential<\/a>. Combining both experiences allows students to learn the theory behind the key skills needed for success in student competitions\u2026 then put this learning directly into practice during the Immersive Design Challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Immersive Engineering?<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Immersive Engineering combines the real and digital worlds, enabling users to experience 3D CAD in the Industrial Metaverse<\/a>. The combination of Siemens\u2019 software and Sony\u2019s unique XR head-mounted display provides the most natural and intuitive way to create and experience the digital twin of a product or process. Finalist teams in the challenge will get the opportunity to build on their ideas using exactly this approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Having participated in several engineering competitions, I can confidently say that the Immersive Design Challenge was one of the best in many aspects.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025 Challenge Participant<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

How does the challenge unfold?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At the center of the Immersive Design Challenge is a simple but powerful mission: How would you use Immersive Design to improve the sustainability of a product or process related to one of Siemens industries?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideas can be something students are working on already on their own, in their studies or something entirely new. For inspiration, students can explore stand-out ideas from the last challenges<\/a> and real-life Siemens industry use cases<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The challenge unfolds in three rounds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n